Show Senators Win Nine of Ten Trait Trail by bv H Half all Game I NEW EW YORK YORI Aug 6 UP As UP-As As if f there weren't enough confusion in n Washington a air already 1 r e cad a d y the chances chances were bright today for the world series eries to tobe be there provided of course that the he office of defense transportation permits It to be beheld beheld held anywhere The Senators climaxing one of I the he most remarkable performances In n years were only a half halt game gam out of first place pace after playing five ive doubleheaders in as many days ays and winning all but one of the 10 games Before the spree pree began last Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- Washington was five and a aalf half alf games behind the Tigers The only reason that Detroit wasn't overtaken en Is that it was having havinga a winning streak of Its own until the he week end While the Sena- Sena tars tor ora were sweeping their doubleheader doubleheader doubleheader double- double header with the Red Sox 5 to 4 1 and 4 Jo to 1 I yesterday the Tigers were dropping a pair to the White Sox at Chi Chicago ago S Ii The Senators who have one of the most solid pitching hIng staffs in eith either r league c carried the burden again yesterday although it took tool three men to settle th the issue In Inthe Inthe Inthe the inning 14 opener Mickey Haefner Haen r finally gained the decision deci sion slon while Roger Wolff knuckled down and went the route for his l th win win in the second game The calamity that befell the TIgers was brought about by the collapse of its vaunted pitching staff Erstwhile ace Paul Dizzy Trout gave up 12 of Chicago's 17 hits before going out in the seventh seventh sev sev- coth of the first game and ands and's Les s Mueller blew up in the last of the ninth after pitching eight scoreless scoreless score score- less Innings It was the eighth straight Sunday doubleheader the I White Sox have won at home this Uti S season 5 The Athletics kept New York from taking advantage of ot Detroit's Detroit's De De- troit's 13 slip lip by trouncing the Yankees cec twice at Philadelphia 6 to 3 and 4 1 to 3 That ended the theA theA's theAs theAs theA's A As A's losing streak at 10 games The Indians and Browns divided at St. St Louis and remained tied for sixth place Cleveland took the opener 6 to 3 on Jeff Heaths Heath's three-run three homer The Browns won the second 10 to 9 after getting off oft to an run eight lead In three innings While the American race was tightening the trend was the other way in the National where the Cubs Cuba ran their lead to six full fuU games by winning two at Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincin Cincin- nati 12 to 5 and 5 to 1 The presence of ot Commissioner Albert B. B Chandler was no help to the Reds who were pounded for 22 hits five by Phil Cavaretta in the first game The Pirates and Cardinals di divided divided dl di- vided at Pittsburgh St St. Louis made 21 hits to win the opener 12 to 5 ii Charley Barrett chalking up his win It was Pittsburgh's Pitts burghs burgh's turn to hit the ball in the these se second ond game a 10 to 3 triumph for Fritz pitching his first game since being discharged from the army |